Driver Suspended In Jet-van Incident

December 13, 1989

CHICAGO — An American Airlines van driver was suspended after he nearly collided with a Boeing 737 jetliner that was landing at O`Hare International Airport during the Thanksgiving weekend. The identity of the driver was not released, and it was not known whether he has since been reinstated.

No one was injured in the Nov. 25 incident, though the pilot of United Flight 774 from Houston had to apply full reverse thrust and brakes and swerve to miss the van, according to United spokesman Robert Doughty. Neither American Airlines nor the Federal Aviation Administration could be reached for comment.